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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "robertson william" <will4547@livedoor.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:48:59 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MARTIN REEVES FOR YOUR COMPENSATION


Dear Friend
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund released and
transferred to Dutch bank Germany, under the cooperation of a new partner
from Paraguay.
Presently I'm in Paraguay,planing how to invest my fund,he assisted me to
retrieve the money from the Barclays Bank,meanwhile,I didn't forget your
past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring the fund despite that
it failed us somehow.

Now contact my secretary, his Name is Mr Martin Reeves,and his email address
is(reevesmart@yahoo.fr) or call him on TEL: +44 704 572 6644,
FAX: +44 7005 942 135
Ask my secretary to send you the total of $350,000.00 (Three Hundred and
Fifty THousand Dollars) which I mapped for your compensation for all the
past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

Note that already I have written a check worth of that value on your name, I
appreciated your efforts at that time,so feel free and get in touch with my
secretary (Martin Reeves),and instruct him where to send the check to you.

Please, do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferings, and stress at that time, I am very busy here
because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at
hand.

Thanks, and remain blessed.
William Robertson

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